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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What good came out of Zlata's bad situation?

2. What event caused 168 innocent men, women and children to die?

3. What event does Gruwell say puts some teachers at Wilson High over the edge?

4. What important lesson does one student learn during her freshman year?

5. What did Zlata's diary become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Zlata Filipovic pleased and honored to write a foreword for "The Freedom Writers Diary"?

2. Describe a tour through the Museum of Tolerance.

3. In Diary Two, why does a student wonder why he is in Gruwell's English class?

4. Why does a student transfer from the Distinguished Scholars program to Gruwell's class?

5. What happens to a Croatian boy named Tony?

6. Who is Miep Gies?

7. What journey begins for Gruwell as the book opens?

8. Who is Gerda Seifer?

9. Why is Gruwell frustrated at the beginning of the semester in the spring of 1995?

10. Why is Gruwell stereotyped by some of the other teachers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence is an everyday occurrence for the Freedom Writers in their homes and neighborhoods. Write about the violence they see everyday. How does this violence affect the students? How does this violence affect their families or friends? How does writing the diaries help the students learn to deal with the violence in their lives? Does Gruwell help the students to break this cycle of violence?

Essay Topic 2

What does it mean "World peace is only a dream because people won't allow themselves and others around them to simply be peanuts"? Explain the meaning of the phrase, and why a student compares people to peanuts. How do peanuts compare to people? What happens if people are allowed to be peanuts? What does people living in harmony have to do with the appearance of peanuts?

Essay Topic 3

In Diary 74, a student's mother tells him/her that "One person can make a difference that can change the world." Why does the student find that statement unbelievable? What are some examples of people the student remembers making great changes? Does the student begin to believe that one person can make a difference that changes the world? Does the student believe that s/he can make that kind of difference or that his/her fellow students can make that type of a difference? Why or why not? Provide examples from the book.

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